The Bedtime Battle

MOM: It is time for bed.
KID: No! I am a dinosaur!
MOM: Dinosaurs need sleep too.
KID: T-Rex never sleeps!
MOM: He did when he was small.
KID: I am a big T-Rex!
MOM: Big dinosaurs have big beds.
KID: I want to hunt for snacks!
MOM: You had snacks ten minutes ago.
KID: Those were baby snacks.
MOM: There is no such thing as baby snacks.
KID: I want dinosaur crackers!
MOM: No more crackers tonight.
KID: But the dinosaurs are hungry!
MOM: The dinosaurs can wait until morning.
KID: Morning is too far away.
MOM: It's only eight hours.
KID: That is a million years!
MOM: You have a great imagination.
KID: I have a great stomach!
MOM: Lie down and close your eyes.
KID: My eyes are open for adventures!
MOM: The adventure is in your dreams.
KID: Dreams are boring.
MOM: How can dreams be boring?
KID: Sometimes I just dream of socks.
MOM: Socks are interesting.
MOM: That's because you think about socks.
KID: Socks are interesting.
MOM: Now, please, just sleep.
KID: Can I have one more story?
MOM: We already read three stories.
KID: But we didn't read the blue book!
MOM: The blue book is too long.
KID: I can listen for a hundred years!
MOM: You can't even sit still for one minute.
KID: I am sitting still now.
MOM: You are wiggling your toes.
KID: My toes are dancing!
MOM: Tell the toes to stop dancing.
KID: They don't listen to me.
MOM: Then they need a timeout.
KID: Toes can't have timeouts!
MOM: Watch me.
KID: How?
MOM: I will tuck them in very tight.
KID: Nooo! Not the toe-trap!
MOM: Exactly. Now, eyes closed.
KID: Can I have a glass of water?
MOM: You just drank some.
KID: That was thirsty water.
MOM: What is 'thirsty water'?
KID: Water that makes me more thirsty.
MOM: That's not how water works.
KID: It does in dinosaur land.
MOM: Then we are leaving dinosaur land.
KID: I don't want to go!
MOM: You're already here, in your bed.
KID: This is a dinosaur cave!
MOM: A very cozy cave with pajamas.
KID: Pajamas are for humans.
MOM: You are a human boy.
KID: I am a T-Rex in disguise!
MOM: A very cute disguise.
KID: T-Rexes are not cute!
MOM: This one is.
KID: I am scary! Rawr!
MOM: That was a tiny rawr.
KID: It was a whisper-rawr!
MOM: Whisper-rawrs are for sleeping.
KID: Really?
MOM: Yes, it's how they dream of jungles.
KID: I want to dream of jungles.
MOM: Then close your eyes.
KID: Can I have my teddy bear?
MOM: He is already in the bed.
KID: He's not hugging me right.
MOM: Let me fix him.
KID: There. Now it's better.
MOM: Now, absolute silence.
KID: Why is the moon looking at me?
MOM: The moon is watching over you.
KID: Is he a dinosaur too?
MOM: Maybe. A very large space-dino.
KID: Does he have snacks?
MOM: Space-dinos eat stars.
KID: I want to eat stars!
MOM: You can only eat them in dreams.
KID: Okay... I'm closing my eyes.
MOM: Thank you.
KID: Wait!
MOM: What now?
KID: I have a question.
MOM: Only one.
KID: Why is the sky blue?
MOM: Because of the atmosphere.
KID: What's an at-mos-sphere?
MOM: It's a blanket of air.
KID: Is it a fuzzy blanket?
MOM: Yes, a very big fuzzy one.
KID: I like fuzzy blankets.
MOM: Me too. Now sleep.
KID: Mom?
MOM: Yes?
KID: I love you.
MOM: I love you too, my little dino.
KID: Rawr...
MOM: Finally.
KID: I'm still awake!
MOM: OH FOR GOODNESS SAKE!
KID: Hehe!
MOM: Just go to sleep!
KID: Okay... but tomorrow we eat crackers.
MOM: Yes, we will eat crackers.
KID: Deal.
MOM: Goodnight.
KID: Night-night.